The Will of Thomas Chambers
Proved
1639, West Reach
Consistory Court of Ely
CW, Microfilm in Cambridgeshire County Records Office
In the name of God Amen this thirty day
of December in the year of our Lord god 1639 I Thomas Chambers of West Reach
within the County of Cambridge yeoman being sike in body but of good and perfect
remembrance thankes be given unto Almighty God ther fore revokinge and
dissmissinge all former will and testament by me made do ordayne and make this
my last will and testament in manner and forme ffollowinge FFirst I do give and
bequeath my soule into the handes of Almighty God who at first gave it me and ?
belongine to have full remissions of all my sinnes in through and by the miricle
of Jesus Christ my only saviour and redeemer. And as for all my worldy goods
which it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow uppon me I do give and bequeath as
followeth. ITEM I do give and bequeath unto Robert Chambers the sonne of brother
George Chambers and unto William Chambers the sonne of my brother Roger Chambers
all that my coppyhoulde howse with all chapptenante there unto belonginge with
all my arable lands and pasture both free and coppy to them and their heirs for
ever to be equally divided between the sayd Robert Chambers and William
Chambers. ITEM I do give and bequeath unto Richard Manninge and Ann Manninge the
sonne and daughter of Susan my wife twenty pounds a peece which was given them
in the last will and testament of John Manninge their late father diseased ITEM
I give and bequeath unto Susan my wife all that my ? in the sluse in the loade
to her and her heires for ever. All the rest of my goods memorables householde
and reddy money unto Susan my loving wife paying my debts and discharging my ?
and bringing my body decently to the ground and I do make the said Susan my wife
sole executrix of this my last will and testament. Witness ? of I have set to my
hand and stale the day and year about written. The mark of Thomas Chambers
Sealed and delivered in the sight of
Mary Gibbon widow [Signed]
Roger Chambers [Brother to Thomas;
Signed D: 1668]
John Grange
Proved 22 January